Month: April 2025

Spring 2025 UConn ECE EDLR 2001 Instructor Workshop

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It was a beautiful day on Friday, April 25, when we were joined by a group of 15 EDLR 2001: Contemporary Social Issues in Sport instructors on the UConn Storrs Campus. Thanks to the continued efforts of Dr. Danielle DeRosa, Faculty Coordinator for Educational Leadership, this group has grown to include teachers from a variety of unique disciplines, including History, English, Health/Physical Education, and Social Studies. Each provides a unique lens through which to teach their students about the industry of sport. Instructors were given the opportunity to meet with Eric Schneider, Associate Director of Athletics and Compliance at UConn, to discuss the ever-evolving landscape of college athletics, including NIL (name, image, and likeness) policies.

The afternoon was topped off by a walking tour of several of UConn’s athletic facilities, including Gampel Pavilion, the flagship site of the “Basketball Capitol of the World”, along with the baseball, softball, volleyball, and ice hockey facilities. Many thanks to Dan Petrik, a Master’s candidate in Sports Management, for the exciting tour.

Thank you to all who joined us for the day’s events, and especially to Danielle for her continued collaboration with the ECE program.

UConn Education (EDLR/EDCI) courses available through UConn Early College Experience.

Spring 2025 UConn ECE Spanish Instructor Workshop

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ECE extends our thanks to the 85 certified Spanish Instructors who joined us at Friday, April 11th’s annual Professional Development conference. The group convened on the UConn Storrs Campus, joined by Professor Oscar Martin, chair for the Department of Languages and Literatures at Lehman College. Professor Martin delivered a lecture entitled “Estudiantes, hay camino y se hace camino al andar” (Translation: “Students, there is a path, and the path is made by walking”). Following the keynote address, instructors had the opportunity to work on a collaborative group project with their peers.

Thank you to all who joined us this past week, especially our wonderful faculty coordinators for ECE Spanish, Gustavo Nanclares, Ph.D. and Celines Villalba Rosado, Ph.D.

We look forward to connecting with you all again soon!

UConn Spanish courses available through UConn Early College Experience.

Spring 2025 UConn ECE Art Instructor Workshop

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ECE welcomed our Art instructors for a virtual professional development experience this past Thursday, thanks to the tireless efforts of Cora Lynn Deibler, our ECE Faculty Coordinator for Art. Attendees got the chance to be in community with two guest speakers, whose information can be found below!

Douglas Degges, Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing, University of Connecticut

Professor Robyn Phillips-Pendleton, University of Delaware

Thank you to all who joined us this past week, and for their continued support of the ECE Art program!

UConn Art courses available through UConn Early College Experience.

Spring 2025 UConn ECE Italian Instructor Workshop

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Some of our favorite professional development experiences are when we get to take our instructors off-campus, to engage with their field of expertise in a more hands-on way. We got that opportunity this past Friday, April 4th, when our Italian instructors convened at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut. We extend our thanks to Tina Chiappetta-Miller, Ph.D., our faculty coordinator for ECE Italian, for her tireless work to make this experience happen!

Our instructors were treated to a private guided tour of the museum, followed by a wonderful presentation by Stephanie Barnett, School and Teacher Programs Manager for the Wadsworth. We also got a lot of great photos of the event, which we encourage you to take a look at below!

UConn Italian courses available through UConn Early College Experience.